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Each spacecraft’s plutonium core produces a little less juice each year, however—annually losing about four watts, equivalent to a low-power light bulb.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025 Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb and power distribution systems and Nikola Tesla’s alternating current innovations relied on copper’s conductivity and corrosion resistance, enabling widespread electrification.—Ed MacHa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 How about a small light bulb that has 16 million colors?—Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Trump previously criticized energy efficient light bulbs and low-flow toilets.—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for light bulb
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